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With all the threat that can come through an active Internet connection, it’s a good idea to create frequent backups of important files and folders, just in case something goes wrong. It can take time to do this through Windows tools, but the task can be configured in several seconds with specialized applications like BUtil.

Make sure there’s .NET Framework on your PC, because it’s a required component for proper functioning. After setup, it’s a good idea to run the configurator to set up one or more backup tasks. This process is pretty intuitive, with the menu helping a lot through the organized interface, and simple navigation pane for each step of the way.

You start off in the what section, and is the place where you pick the files and folders to back up. Needless to say that the next step is where to save the backup file, with options for the same drive, a FTP server, or somewhere on a network computer. There’s also the possibility to choose multiple locations.

The process can be manually triggered for safety measures. On the other hand, there’s a built-in scheduler to set up the hour and minute, as well as week length for the task to be performed. A related option can be enabled to make the backup run silently.

Just to be on the safe side, you’re required to add a password for the backup file to be encrypted. The minimum length is 20, so you might want to use the integrated generator to quickly create one. However, don’t forget to save it if you want to recover files, although the application prompts and tells you where the password was automatically saved.

Last but not least, you can create a list of programs to be associated with the task. In other words, there’s the possibility to have programs automatically launched before and after the task is initiated. When configuration is done, the application minimizes to tray, with options to start, or rely on the scheduler.

Taking everything into consideration, we can say that BUtil is a trustworthy application you can use both at work and home to always have a protected extra copy of your important files and folders. The configuration process only takes a while, even though you can thoroughly set up a scheduler, and even other programs to start automatically.